Word: objectionable
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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During the last two weeks, the Graduate Student Council, Women in Science, and the Radcliffe Union of Students have all formally endorsed a proposal upholding a student's right to disassociation on the grounds of moral objection to sexual harassment. The University defines such misconduct as "unwanted sexual behavior such...
My main objection to selling stock, however, is that it is a costly, negative and ineffective way of responding to the sufferings and wrongs of South Africa. I recognize that the massive injustices of the apartheid system create a constant temptation to walk away from South Africa with some angry...
Since the first sighting, Ballard has insisted repeatedly that the Titanic should be left undisturbed. "The ship is in beautiful condition where it is," he says. "I am opposed to the desecration of this memorial to 1,500 souls." The issue will not die so easily. Already, speculation is mounting...
Unlike the Ad Board, the CRR honors basic ideals of American justice--at least in theory. If theory diverges from actual practice, those who support a student boycott of the CRR must accept part of the blame. The majority's objection to student participation on the CRR oddly contradicts its...
Epstein's title, Plausible Prejudices, is a shrewd deflation of the potential objection that he is foisting his ideological prejudices on the unsuspecting reader. He makes no claim to the truth. He allows that as a critic he "can only state his belief persuasively," and impose "opinions by main force...